| arteriovenous f. |
1. a communication, sometimes congenital but often traumatic, between an artery and a nearby vein, so that blood flows directly into the vein (aneurysmal varix) or else is carried into the vein by a connecting sac (varicose aneurysm). 2. a surgically created arteriovenous connection that provides a site for vascular access.
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